Passage

Mark 4.11

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"9. And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables."

"11. And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:"

"12. that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. 13. And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?" (Mark 4:9-13, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"9. He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.” 10. When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables."

"11. He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,"

"12. that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’” 13. He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?" (Mark 4:9-13, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"9. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable."

"11. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:"

"12. That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?" (Mark 4:9-13, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"9. And he said to them, 'He who is having ears to hear, let him hear.' 10. And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,"

"11. and he said to them, 'To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;"

"12. that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.' 13. And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?" (Mark 4:9-13, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: TBD
Audience: TBD
Location: TBD
Time period: TBD

Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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